Attitudes About the Police and Neighborhood Safety in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

Brian K. Payne · Randy R. Gainey

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Building on past research, this study focuses on how the experience of victimization and being approached by a drug dealer relate to individuals' perceptions about neighborhood safety and in turn affect perceptions of the police. Ordinal logistic regression analyses are conducted on data from a sample of residents in socially and economically disadvantaged, high-crime neighborhoods. Findings suggest that victimization leads to perceptions that one is not safe, but being approached by a drug dealer has an even stronger effect. Being approached by a drug dealer and perceptions of being unsafe are the strongest factors affecting negative attitudes toward the police. Implications are provided.

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